inhabitancy

Definitions of inhabitancy
  1. noun
    the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
    synonyms: habitation, inhabitation
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    types:
    cohabitation
    the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)
    bivouacking, camping, encampment, tenting
    the act or practice of living in temporary shelters outdoors
    concubinage
    cohabitation without being legally married
    type of:
    occupancy, tenancy
    an act of being a tenant or occupant
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